Holden to sign crime fund bill charging fee to criminals

Thursday, June 10, 2004

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- After six years of failed efforts by Southeast Missouri lawmakers and sheriffs that included three deflating near misses, legislation intended to bolster local law enforcement funding is finally poised to become law.

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